How Telltale Helped Revive the Adventure Game World
Adventure games are not new in any sense of the word, but they have been gaining some momentum of late, best highlighted by one of...
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The Pros and Cons of the DLC Trend in Gaming
If there ever was a more vilified entity in gaming than the dreaded DLC (downloadable content), I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen it. It...
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Weighing the Balance Between Gameplay and Story
If there ever was a push-and-pull within the gaming world, it would have to be that imaginary line that exists between gameplay and story. For...
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Game Companies Should Focus on Quality Not Innovation
Part of what makes gaming such a special medium is that gamers have such a strong emotional bond with games that they love. Companies like...
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Why This Generation of Consoles Is Not Dead Yet
The Wii U marked the introduction of of the next generation of gaming consoles, so-to-speak, meaning that the future is now upon us and that...
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A Look at Microsoft’s Xbox SmartGlass App for Xbox 360
Ah yes, the holiday season, which every two years for me has meant that it was time for me to say out with the old...
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Black Ops 2, Variety is the Spice of Life
As a guy who generally likes to get a new shooter every year, this year was looking kind of bleak for the multiplayer shooter games....
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Brace Yourself For the Return of the Console Wars
I hate the term fanboy, I really do. It is obnoxious and pigeonholes people into a box for being a fan of one thing or...
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Nintendo is Fallible, Just Like Everyone and Everything Else
I’ll admit it, I’ve only been covering gaming for the better part of a year now for multiple outlets, and as much as I enjoy...
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What the Wii U Does Right: Wii U Miiverse
The Nintendo Wii U is still pretty new to the market, and there are a lot of people talking up some of the features while...
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What the Nintendo Wii U Does Right: The GamePad
The Wii U is in the news so much recently that it is probably time to give a nice, hard and long look at the...
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Fever Pitch: I Doubt Black Ops 2 is Worth the Money
Lots of gamers remind me of domestic abuse victims in a way, no offense intended to those who deal with the very scary reality of...
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Wow am I Growing Tired of Zombies in Games
As I was writing up a news piece about Dead Island Riptide, it became painfully clear to me that it might be time to retire...
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Lamentations of an Old Wrestling Gamer in a Modern World
I’ve been playing WWE ‘13 for the better part of a week now, and while I find the improvements made to the game over the...
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WWE ’13 Quick Thoughts and Impressions
WWE ‘13 promised a “revolution” for WWE fans and gamers with this year’s iteration in the long-running THQ and Yukes WWE game series, but can...
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Assassin’s Creed: The Plastic Series That Lost Me
There is something about the Assassin’s Creed series that feels off, and I know that I can’t be the only one to feel that way....